Baba Lysaga’s Flying Skull
Wondrous item (artifact), requires attunement
This massive, yellowed Giant skull floats of its own accord, its eye sockets smoldering with witch-light and its teeth etched with Old Barovian runes. Faint whispers leak from it at all times—half-remembered curses, nursery rhymes, and the echo of Baba Lysaga’s laughter. When attuned, the skull drifts obediently near its master, bobbing like a grotesque balloon on unseen winds.
Properties of the Flying Skull
While attuned to the Flying Skull, you gain the following benefits:
Grim Levitation.
The skull allows you to fly at a speed of 40 feet. While flying in this way, you hover and leave no tracks or disturbances in the air.
Witch’s Bulwark.
The skull radiates a protective aura. You gain a +2 bonus to AC while flying, and you have advantage on saving throws against spells and magical effects while airborne.
Curse of the Witch-Mother
Attuning to the Flying Skull binds a fragment of Baba Lysaga’s will to your soul.
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You occasionally hear her voice offering “advice,” especially when cruelty or manipulation would solve a problem.
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When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points while flying, you must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 15) or be compelled to mock, curse, or gloat over the fallen foe.
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If you die while attuned to the skull, your spirit risks being bound within it, adding your whispers to the endless chorus trapped inside.
A remove curse spell suppresses these effects for 24 hours but does not end attunement.
Legend Lore.
It is said Baba Lysaga loved this skull as a mother loves a cradle—rocking within it her twisted devotion to Strahd. To wield it is to be carried not just by magic, but by the lingering affection of a monster who believed herself a saint.
Notes: Bonus: Armor Class, Has to pass an Arcana check (DC 20)
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